March 2015

From Cath's DeskHello Cheapskaters!Welcome to MOO month, the month where instead of buying, we make our own. We can MOO food, treats, cleaning products, toiletries, household.....read more.....

Cheapskates Tip StoreHuge Furniture SavingsRecently my husband and I built a new home and I desperately need to set up our office to run our business but didn't have any cash left for furniture. I.....read more.....

Feature ArticleHow Earning Just $5 a Day Can Make You WealthyWhen you’re first starting to develop passive income sources, it’s important to have a realistic goal. While we’d all like to earn $10,000 or more per.....read more.....

Catalogue WarningThis is more of a warning to not be influenced by catalogues and in store price tickets. Like most people I like to shop around and check the junk mail for things that are on sale. A few months ago I.....read more.....

A Thoughtful MomentLife is Like a Garbage TruckOne day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right.....read more.....

Lights in an EmergencyDuring the recent fires here in the Adelaide Hills, we had to evacuate. I have a granny flat attached to my daughter's house. My son-in-law stayed and saved the house, the water tanks, the storage shed.....read more.....

ArticlesTaming the Grocery Monster Part 3 - Grow Your Own Grub This is my very favourite way to keep our food budget down. I grow as much as I can of the food we eat. I don't grow a lot of potatoes, onions or.....read more.....

Deep Freezer StorageChest freezers are great for storage but hard to keep organised. I purchased a number of green shopping bags. I purchased mine from Coles in different colours for $1 each. Each bag is loaded with.....read more.....

4 Types of Insurance You May Need (And 3 You Don't)While insurance can seem like a waste of money, there are certain types of insurance that are important. After all, how many times has your house been struck by an earthquake or a.....read more.....

Chemical Free Fire StarterWe have a wood burning stove that keeps us warm amongst other things. When we need to get a fire going we use orange peel along with some kindling in the stove. When we eat whole oranges we place.....read more.....

Medical Tourism: Finding the Best HospitalsWith the ever-rising cost of medical and dental care in Australia, more people are choosing to seek medical and dental care in other countries. There are many countries with comparable.....read more.....

Baking BlindApproximate $ Savings: $5.00 plus baking timeSave yourself the hassle of buying and using beans etc. for baking blind. Select yr baking dish, grease the bottom as well as the inside and drape pastry over the bottom, put in oven.....read more.....

The High Cost of ClutterEveryone knows clutter looks untidy and can make your own look small and unloved. But are you aware of the high cost associated with having too many possessions? Not only is clutter.....read more.....

No Need for Freezer DivingBeing 5.5 and just as round I do not like freezer diving in my chest freezer, so I attacked it with whiteboard pens with the contents of my freezer, and the amounts, so my shopping list.....read more.....

Dear CathHow can I get nice thick yoghurt? What is MOO? Is there a homemade substitute for expensive buttermilk? These are the questions answered in the March newsletter.read more.....

Caneston ReplacementI have discovered that Pine O Cleen is an excellent replacement for Caneston, which I used to measure in each and every load. It is 99.85%.....read more.....

Tip SheetSuper Delicious Chocolate Hot Cross BunsEaster is just a couple of weeks away. Hot cross buns have been in the supermarkets since January. Easter eggs have been on the shelves since early.....read more.....

Easy Kettle CleaningTo Easily remove the brown staining in your kettle simply add 1tbsp of citric acid into your full jug and then boil. once boiled tip the water out and your jug will be.....read more.....

Menu PlannerFill in the meals you plan to eat for the week, fortnight or month and put the plan somewhere prominent: stick it to the front of the fridge with a magnet, blu-tack it to the....read more.....

Jot Down Medication ReminderIf you have to take daily medication in tablet form and sometimes forget if you have taken it or not - try this instead of spending money on an individual plastic 7 day reminder container.....read more.....

On the MenuTuna TemptersTuna is often regarded as salmon's poor cousin, but it shouldn't be. It has a depth of flavour and texture that salmon doesn't have, lending itself to so.....read more.....

Pack Your Emergency Black BoxWe all at some stage in our lives have to get out of our home in a hurry and emergency. After all the bush fires over the last couple of years and living in an area that could put me at.....read more.....

Quotes of NoteThe first to apologize is the bravest,The first to forgive is the strongest,The first to forget is the happiest.read more.....

Taking Away the Need to Buy ContainersOne of my daughter's friends uses a LOT of take-a-way. I get her to save the plastic containers for me and use them to freeze items - soups, left-overs, "portion" size fish, meat.....read more.....